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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters of the prophesy of Hosea· Being first delivered in several lectures at Michaels Cornhill London. By Jeremiah Burroughs. Being the fifth book, published by Thomas Goodwin, William Greenhil, Sydrach Simson William Bridge, John Yates, William Adderly.An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters of the prophesy of Hosea· Being first delivered in several lectures at Michaels Cornhil London. By Jeremiah Burroughs. Being the fifth book, published by Thomas Goodwyn, William Greenhil, Sydrach Simson William Bridge, John Yates, William Adderly.
London: printed for Peter Cole, 1650
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AN EXPOSITION Of the PROPHESY of HOSEA. › Chapter 5 › Verse 6
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
But observe it, though superstitious and Idolatrous people be abundant in their services to their Idols, yet they are not infinite in their services to them. But the Saints of God if their spirits be right, they are enlarged to a kind of infiniteness in Gods service. As thus, still they would know more of Gods mind, they would do more, and are never satisfied with what they do. There is no Idolatrous and superstitious person, but there are some limits that he puts himself to, and he thinks that when that task is over, when the forty hours is over, the work is done: But now here is the difference between a natural work and a spiritual; A natural work is always a limited work;1 but a spiritual work hath always an infiniteness in it; Thus, though I am not able to do what is actually infinite, yet my heart is infinite in this, that it is never satisfied, but it would fain have more, and if I were able to do ten thousand times more than I do, yet my heart would be as eager to do more as it was at first, I should not think I am ⟨p. 407⟩any nearer to the end of my journey than I was at the first day; for I am to deal with an infinite God, therefore let my services be never so great and many, yet still, Oh that I could rise higher, Oh that I could do more. Here is the supernatural work of grace which doth go beyond all Idolatry in the world.
But observe it, though superstitious and Idolatrous people be abundant in their services to their Idols, yet they are not infinite in their services to them. But the Saints of God if their spirits be right, they are enlarged to a kind of infinitness in Gods service. As thus, still they would know more of Gods mind, they would do more, and are never satisfied with what they do. There is no Idolatrous and superstitious person, but there are some limits that he puts himself to, and he thinks that when that task is over, when the fourty hours is over, the work is done: But now here is the difference between a natural work and a spiritual; A natural work is alwaies a limited work;1 but a spiritual work hath alwaies an infiniteness in it; Thus, though I am not able to do what is actually infinite, yet my heart is infinite in this, that it is never satisfied, but it would fain have more, and if I were able to do ten thousand times more than I do, yet my heart would be as eager to do more as it was at first, I should not think I am